In this week's "Worth a Listen, Look or Read," we enrich the theme of external partnerships through a story that recently aired on NPR's "Morning Edition."

The story details how five school districts on Long Island, New York confronted a growing mental health problem among their students.

The solution that the district leaders and parents came up with relied on an external partnership and the innovation principle of "Near, Far, Sweet" – finding a solution that is desirable, feasible and viable.